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Playwright Biographies

*List of playwrights is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Playrights

What is a playwright?

A playwright is a person who writes plays for the stage. Another word for this is dramatist. The word 'wright' comes from the ancient English term for a builder.

Playwright

Jon Jory

Playwright

1
Playwright

Rajiv Joseph

Playwright

1
Playwright

Min Kahng

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

1
Playwright

Dennis Kelly

Playwright, Librettist

1
Playwright

Karey Kirkpatrick

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

1
Playwright

Robert E. Lee

Playwright, Librettist

1
Playwright

Conor McPherson

Playwright

1
Playwright

Qui Nguyen

Playwright

1
Playwright

Arthur Wing Pinero

Playwright, Author

1
Playwright

Theresa Rebeck

Playwright

1
Playwright

José Rivera

Playwright

1
Playwright

Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Playwright

1